So, you've just bought a game for 50+ EUR. You load up as a solo and see your sloop at the dock! You are READY! Then you see a larger ship comming in. You glance at it with stars in your eyes. "Woha, NICE!" Untill this 4 man crew, opens fire from 3 cannons in to your ship. You see your sloop slowly sink at the dock, and wondering "Why.. what have i done to deserve this?" And a few seconds later, you fall to the ground - and respawns at a ghost ship. At this point allready, you might loose a few players.
My suggestion:
In-game tutorial - Offline, you spawn in, see your sloop - get some arrows and indicators to what merchant is where, how they look like, what the purpose for each merchant is, general tips here and there. "You can pick up supplies from the barrels before you venture out on the sea" etc etc. And then times comes to go onboard your own ship - basic control tips, how to control, turn, do a 180 without going forward, sails, cannons, storage, anchor, food, weapons etc etc. THEN! they are ready to join online. Maybe a small reward for completing the tutorial.. i dunno, like 100 gold (you get a chest, skull or a box of tea to turn in etc) When the tutorial is done, you can return to it later, but you wont get any more rewards.
Feedback on this plz ^^
- Legend
